Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, on Thursday criticized Democrats who have publicly criticized President Biden and suggested they start wearing MAGA hats because they’re just supporting Donald Trump.
The Democratic senator was asked on MSNBC what he thought would be the biggest issue for Pennsylvanians heading into the 2024 election. Winners in key battleground states have won the White House in 11 of the past 13 elections, including Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2016.
“I think the most important question is, what do we want for this state, what do we want for this country? And…the same goes for the world order. There’s also a lot of competition. The president will win here in Pennsylvania. And I’ve always believed that whoever wins Pennsylvania will also be the next president. This is going to be difficult. We all have to rely on that. It won’t happen,” he said during a media appearance.
He added that there are “all kinds of Democrats” who criticize the president “too openly,” adding, “I don’t know why. I don’t know why you would do that, just a person or not.” I don’t know what that means.” If you’re looking for influence or want to be in the news or whatever, but you’re not willing to support the president right now and say things like that, you might as well put on your MAGA hat. yeah. We support Trump on this.”
Sen. John Fetterman appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday and criticized Democrats for bashing President Biden. (Screenshot/MSNBC)
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Biden has recently come under growing criticism over his age and memory following a report by special counsel Robert Hur about his handling of documents from Democrats and media experts. According to opinion polls, this year’s race is likely to be a close one with Trump heading for a rematch.
Democratic strategist James Carville has been sounding the alarm about Biden’s low polling numbers for months, and others like former Obama aide David Axelrod have warned that Biden’s poll numbers are low. have expressed concerns about their survivability.
In a late December interview, Fetterman was asked about Trump’s lead in the polls.
“But that doesn’t really matter,” Fetterman said of the poll in an interview. “There’s a lifetime in politics between now and next November. I’m not worried about that. And some Democrats have been very critical of the president, and I’m not worried about that. I am very vocal about this…I will use this. [as] Another chance to tell James Carville to shut up.”
President Joe Biden speaks at the National Conference of County Legislatures in Washington, Monday, February 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“Like I said,” Fetterman continued, “my guy hasn’t been in a relationship since grunge came into vogue. And it’s an incredibly strong, and an incredibly difficult situation. I don’t understand why he believes it’s helpful to say things like this about a decent, good president, but I’ll never understand. ”
The Pennsylvania senator also issued a warning to young voters in early February, likening the lack of support among the electorate to Democratic support for Hillary Clinton in 2016. A lack of progressive enthusiasm for Clinton contributed to Trump’s upset victory that year.
Young progressives have criticized the president over his position on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. He told Politico’s Jonathan Martin that young progressives should consider not supporting Trump, who is “likely to give Prime Minister Netanyahu even more of a free hand,” Martin wrote.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania speaks during a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Ting Sheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“In 2016, I said the same thing to voters, ‘Hey, I hate Clinton, look at what Trump is going to do, and, hey, guess what,'” Fetterman said, according to Politico. That’s what he said.
FOX News’ Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
